Nakar Sasson, Peretz Oded, Hoffman Robert, Grossman Zachi, Kaplan Boris, Vinker Shlomo
Department of Family Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Acta Paediatr. 2007 Jun;96(6):848-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00310.x.
Many women in Western countries fail to breastfeed long enough. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes and knowledge of Israeli family physicians (FPs), gynaecologists and paediatricians towards breastfeeding.
A questionnaire examined Physicians' attitudes towards breastfeeding and their role in encouraging it, their sources of information and adequacy of knowledge.
Four hundred and seventy-eight physicians responded to the survey: 123 FPs, 134 gynaecologists and 221 paediatricians. Ninety to -hundred per cent of physicians agreed that breastfeeding is the best feeding method for infants and agree that physicians should encourage it. Less than 20% of physicians discuss breastfeeding with pregnant women, and less than 30% discuss it with women 3 months or more postnatally. On average, physicians correctly answered 3.5 +/- 1.7 out of seven questions examining knowledge. Physicians state their main sources of information as their own experience and reading. One hundred and ninety physicians specified how they encourage breastfeeding--of those, 75.3% speak only of the advantages of breastfeeding.
Physicians have a positive disposition towards breastfeeding but their knowledge is somewhat low. It seems awareness is lacking to the importance of continuous support and practical guidance beginning before birth and continuing until 3 months or more postnatal.
西方国家许多女性母乳喂养时间不足。本研究旨在调查以色列家庭医生、妇科医生和儿科医生对母乳喂养的态度和知识。
通过问卷调查医生对母乳喂养的态度、他们在鼓励母乳喂养方面的作用、信息来源以及知识的充分性。
478名医生回复了调查，其中123名家庭医生、134名妇科医生和221名儿科医生。90%至100%的医生认同母乳喂养是婴儿最佳的喂养方式，并认为医生应予以鼓励。不到20%的医生会与孕妇讨论母乳喂养，不到30%的医生会在产后3个月及以上与女性讨论母乳喂养。在关于知识的七个问题中，医生平均正确回答3.5±1.7个。医生表示他们的主要信息来源是自身经验和阅读。190名医生说明了他们鼓励母乳喂养的方式，其中75.3%只提及母乳喂养的优点。
医生对母乳喂养持积极态度，但他们的知识水平有所欠缺。似乎在产前开始并持续到产后3个月及以上的持续支持和实际指导的重要性方面缺乏认识。
